Marc Connolly🌻
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Marc Connolly🌻
@marcconnolly.bsky.social
· Nov 25
My tree of the day — a pedunculate oak, still holding on to its leaves.
Tree of the day is this Japanese maple tree (April and October)
October 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Tree of the day is this Japanese maple tree (April and October)
An excuse to post the Shakespeare joke I found actually funny...
GLENDOWER:
I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
HOTSPUR:
Why, so can I, or so can any man;
But will they come when you do call for them?
#shakespearesunday
GLENDOWER:
I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
HOTSPUR:
Why, so can I, or so can any man;
But will they come when you do call for them?
#shakespearesunday
October 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
An excuse to post the Shakespeare joke I found actually funny...
GLENDOWER:
I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
HOTSPUR:
Why, so can I, or so can any man;
But will they come when you do call for them?
#shakespearesunday
GLENDOWER:
I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
HOTSPUR:
Why, so can I, or so can any man;
But will they come when you do call for them?
#shakespearesunday
This is such a nice song: a favourite from this year
I get back from holiday and this beautiful track by Big Thief and Laraaji is finally in public domain. Grandmother, from what I think is the best Big Thief album by a long way, Double Infinity.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqIe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqIe...
Big Thief - Grandmother (feat. Laraaji) [Official Lyric Video]
YouTube video by Big Thief
www.youtube.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is such a nice song: a favourite from this year
Prague night tour
September 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Prague night tour
I had this little poem in my head all day
By Kobayashi Issa (HT @bashosociety.bsky.social for sharing)
By Kobayashi Issa (HT @bashosociety.bsky.social for sharing)
September 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I had this little poem in my head all day
By Kobayashi Issa (HT @bashosociety.bsky.social for sharing)
By Kobayashi Issa (HT @bashosociety.bsky.social for sharing)
Reposted by Marc Connolly🌻
I love that this plant is someone's favorite. Native over there. Of course it's invasive over here. And personally it's way too "spikey" for my liking. 😂
July 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I love that this plant is someone's favorite. Native over there. Of course it's invasive over here. And personally it's way too "spikey" for my liking. 😂
This teasel plant self-seeded in my garden and is now my favouite. Its about 6ft, with lots of little pools of water where the leaves meet up the stems, making it v popular with insects too
July 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This teasel plant self-seeded in my garden and is now my favouite. Its about 6ft, with lots of little pools of water where the leaves meet up the stems, making it v popular with insects too
My tree of the day - yew
May 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
My tree of the day - yew
Mr Wisteria is, understandably, tree of the day
May 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Mr Wisteria is, understandably, tree of the day
Wild garlic update
May 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Wild garlic update
Quite a big wild garlic patch. I do like the smell after the rain
April 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Quite a big wild garlic patch. I do like the smell after the rain
Great article on the gap between how we value human and natural heritage. Interesting that in Portugal and Italy, anyone is able to recommend a tree for protection www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Why Veteran Trees Deserve the Same Protection as Ancient Monuments
The destruction of a venerable oak tree highlights the importance of safeguarding biodiversity.
www.bloomberg.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Great article on the gap between how we value human and natural heritage. Interesting that in Portugal and Italy, anyone is able to recommend a tree for protection www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
I really enjoyed Mikey 17. Hope it does well as it was such an original and fun sci fi & political satire, with great cast and performances. My one issue is how very naïve folks in sci fi stories are about the fact that death-followed-by-cloning still equals death. See also: teleporters in Star Trek
March 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I really enjoyed Mikey 17. Hope it does well as it was such an original and fun sci fi & political satire, with great cast and performances. My one issue is how very naïve folks in sci fi stories are about the fact that death-followed-by-cloning still equals death. See also: teleporters in Star Trek
My #thicktrunktuesday nomination — yew tree at St. Andrew's Church, Totteridge. Perhaps the oldest living thing in London.
March 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
My #thicktrunktuesday nomination — yew tree at St. Andrew's Church, Totteridge. Perhaps the oldest living thing in London.
My tree of the day is this holm oak in Armagh
March 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
My tree of the day is this holm oak in Armagh
My #thicktrunktuesday nomination:
The Ankerwycke Yew.
At least 1400 years old, but very possibly more than 2000.
The Ankerwycke Yew.
At least 1400 years old, but very possibly more than 2000.
February 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
My #thicktrunktuesday nomination:
The Ankerwycke Yew.
At least 1400 years old, but very possibly more than 2000.
The Ankerwycke Yew.
At least 1400 years old, but very possibly more than 2000.
I’ve never wanted to recommend a place to stay so much as the Manor House on Rathlin. Just the friendliest, cosiest place, with lovely staff and great food too. Really enjoyed walking the length of the island over the weekend
February 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I’ve never wanted to recommend a place to stay so much as the Manor House on Rathlin. Just the friendliest, cosiest place, with lovely staff and great food too. Really enjoyed walking the length of the island over the weekend
Sunrise this morning, between Rathlin island (left) and Ballycastle
February 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Sunrise this morning, between Rathlin island (left) and Ballycastle
View from Rathlin Island just a moment ago. You can see across to Scotland at the end
February 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
View from Rathlin Island just a moment ago. You can see across to Scotland at the end
Just passing by and thought I’d take a little video. This is a 4000 year old tomb in the Sperrins, with a fairy thorn tree growing from it.
February 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Just passing by and thought I’d take a little video. This is a 4000 year old tomb in the Sperrins, with a fairy thorn tree growing from it.
Really happy to see @irishrainforest.bsky.social, all the way up from Beara Peninsula to talk about the value of restoring and expanding Ireland’s temperate rainforests 🌳
February 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Really happy to see @irishrainforest.bsky.social, all the way up from Beara Peninsula to talk about the value of restoring and expanding Ireland’s temperate rainforests 🌳
My tree of the day. Scots Pine
February 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
My tree of the day. Scots Pine